I’ve been making a version of these paleo healthy breakfast cookies with banana and peanut butter from my winter reset meal plan and they are truly my favorite high protein low sugar snack to have lying around the house. As the cans of pumpkin ... Continue Reading about Healthy Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies with Cacao Nibs and Pecans
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Wild Rice Salad with Butternut Squash, Brussels Sprouts and Ginger-Walnut Dressing
Welcome to sexy Thanksgiving salad season, friends! Last year, I opined about why my mother and I are such a fan of having a simple green salad on the table at Thanksgiving, even though we are the only ones who eat it. This wild rice salad ... Continue Reading about Wild Rice Salad with Butternut Squash, Brussels Sprouts and Ginger-Walnut Dressing
Spinach Mashed Potatoes (Vegan, GF, Low FODMAP)
One of the first recipes my mom taught me was how to cook spinach with potatoes. This spinach mashed potatoes recipe was a staple side of my childhood, and though it might have made me seem like a teenager with ten heads, I weirdly always ... Continue Reading about Spinach Mashed Potatoes (Vegan, GF, Low FODMAP)
Delicata Squash & Arugula Salad with Warm Cider Vinaigrette
Thanksgiving is going to be weird this year. Like all holidays in 2020. Like everything in 2020. Our plan is to just be with immediate family (after all getting tested) which brings the usual menu down from feeding 40-50 to feeding 4. I’m not ... Continue Reading about Delicata Squash & Arugula Salad with Warm Cider Vinaigrette
Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup
To be honest, posting this vegan cream of mushroom soup recipe with everything going on in the world felt trite. Ant-racism is not something to check off your to-do list. (Thank you Hitha Palepu for that reminder in your newsletter this week). ... Continue Reading about Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup
Warm Butternut Squash Dip with Gruyere and Pistachios
I have a love/hate relationship with butternut squash. I love eating it. But every time I perch one on my cutting board to peel, I think to myself: today will finally be the day when I call Charlie from the emergency room having just ... Continue Reading about Warm Butternut Squash Dip with Gruyere and Pistachios
Samosa Shepherd’s Pie
I don’t mind admitting that kitchen creativity is a finite resource in these parts. I honestly do not understand how certain author-bloggers churn out the amount of content they do. When I’m in book recipe testing mode, I have very little head ... Continue Reading about Samosa Shepherd’s Pie
The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies with Almonds (+ GIVEAWAY!)
I’m an unrelenting cookie purist. Nothing turns me into your local scrooge faster than a chopped up candy cane in a perfectly decadent chocolate chip cookie. This is one of my least favorite things about cookie swaps—the need to guild the lily ... Continue Reading about The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies with Almonds (+ GIVEAWAY!)
Vegan Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Leek and Fennel Croutons
This vegan stuffed mushroom recipe is brought to you in partnership with my friends Little Northern Bakehouse. As always opinions are 100 percent my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that make this site possible! Every year on ... Continue Reading about Vegan Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Leek and Fennel Croutons
Pan Roasted Cauliflower Pasta with Golden Raisins and Rosemary Croutons
This pan roasted cauliflower recipe is brought to you in partnership with my friends Little Northern Bakehouse. As always opinions are 100 percent my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that make this site and all my gluten-free croutons ... Continue Reading about Pan Roasted Cauliflower Pasta with Golden Raisins and Rosemary Croutons
Chicory Salad with Jammy Eggs and Bagna Cauda Dressing
Chicory Salad with Jammy Eggs and Bagna Cauda Dressing I find that bitter lettuces are often the unsung heroes of the salad world. Radicchio and treviso add a gorgeous pop of color to your plate, while curly escarole and frisee offer plenty of ... Continue Reading about Chicory Salad with Jammy Eggs and Bagna Cauda Dressing
Sheet Pan Stuffing with Delicata Squash, Fennel and Rosemary Sausage (Low FODMAP)
If you’ve been a reader here for a while, then you know that Thanksgiving stuffing is my thing. Ironically, it was always my least favorite offering on the table as a kid. But that is perhaps why at some point in my teens, I decided to make it ... Continue Reading about Sheet Pan Stuffing with Delicata Squash, Fennel and Rosemary Sausage (Low FODMAP)
Parsnip Chowder with Crispy Sage (Low FODMAP)
I asked you on Instagram stories the other day whether or not you served soup at Thanksgiving. A resounding 75 percent of you said no...But since I am contrary to the core, here I am a week before the holiday serving up a parsnip soup recipe ... Continue Reading about Parsnip Chowder with Crispy Sage (Low FODMAP)
Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti with Broccolini, Chicken Sausage and Salsa Verde
After spending a week eating my way through Mexico, I am pleased and slightly horrified to report that my cells are now 78 percent tortilla. When I overdo it in other countries, particularly ones where I am afraid to eat any raw produce, it ... Continue Reading about Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti with Broccolini, Chicken Sausage and Salsa Verde
Paleo Pumpkin Muffins with Chocolate Chips
When I first started trying to figure out what a good Hashimoto’s diet looked like, the answers were all over the place. The general consensus was that you should eat anti-inflammatory foods. But when I cross-referenced health books to ... Continue Reading about Paleo Pumpkin Muffins with Chocolate Chips
Roasted Carrot-Ginger Soup with Turmeric and Crispy Leeks
I was recently asked by a new acquaintance whether I had any side hustles. I replied, that my full-time job is one patchwork quilt of side hustles. You know most of them, with online group health coaching being the latest addition. But one you ... Continue Reading about Roasted Carrot-Ginger Soup with Turmeric and Crispy Leeks
Baked Pumpkin Pie French Toast with Garam Masala Streusel
This overnight french toast recipe is brought to you in partnership with my friends at Udi’s Gluten Free. As always opinions are 100 percent my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that make this site and all my pumpkin casserole cravings ... Continue Reading about Baked Pumpkin Pie French Toast with Garam Masala Streusel
The Best Basic Bitch Kale Salad with Avocado, Beets and Tahini Dressing
I remember the day I first heard the term basic bitch. I had no idea what my friend was talking about. I felt old. Out of the loop. I worried that I was possibly...basic myself? According to my friend’s explanation, and some quick follow-up ... Continue Reading about The Best Basic Bitch Kale Salad with Avocado, Beets and Tahini Dressing
Red Lentil and Spinach Masala {Video}
Working as a private chef has its drawbacks and its perks. One of the positives was that my clients would often pass along interesting dishes that I might not have otherwise tried, including this red lentil curry recipe with spinach. When I ... Continue Reading about Red Lentil and Spinach Masala {Video}
Roasted Carrot-Jalapeno Salsa with Pepitas (low FODMAP)
I’m officially 3 weeks into my SIBO diet and it’s been, well, hard. I’m not looking for pity or a pat on the back. I don't want to discourage you if you have to take on a similar change. I’m stating the obvious, which is that the struggle is ... Continue Reading about Roasted Carrot-Jalapeno Salsa with Pepitas (low FODMAP)
Creamy Green Parsnip Soup with Three Herbs and Chili-Garlic Oil
Everyone around me is sick. This is not a rare circumstance, especially during the slow descent into winter, when morale and immune systems begin to weather with the weather. What is strange and new and novel is that I am not. Every ... Continue Reading about Creamy Green Parsnip Soup with Three Herbs and Chili-Garlic Oil
Pumpkin Mac and Cheese with Kale (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
This vegan pumpkin mac and cheese recipe was created in partnership with my friends at Pacific Foods. Thanks as always for supporting the brands that make all my gluten-free pasta cravings possible! Despite growing up in the crunchiest, most ... Continue Reading about Pumpkin Mac and Cheese with Kale (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
Vegan Creamy Baked Kale Artichoke Dip
I very clearly remember the first time I ever ate the melted wonderland that is spinach artichoke dip. As I’ve lamented before, my upbringing was heavy on the millet, light on the fast food. This is obviously a good thing in hindsight. But at ... Continue Reading about Vegan Creamy Baked Kale Artichoke Dip
Gluten-Free Pumpkin White Bean Blondies
‘Tis the season for cookie swaps and traded treats. Which is why last week’s mini vice detox was that much more of a struggle. And why I have a love hate relationship with these gluten-free blondies, whose recipe I developed while not being able to ... Continue Reading about Gluten-Free Pumpkin White Bean Blondies